Jordan on Saturday said it regretted a U.S. decision to halt funding to UNRWA, the United Nations agency for “Palestinian refugees”, warning the decision would only fuel radicalism and harm prospects for Middle East peace.
Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi told Reuters that his country, which hosts more than two million of the over five million people registered as “Palestinian refugees” whom the agency supports, would continue to rally donor support to ease the financial crunch faced by the agency.
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